Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will start its Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 campaign against Mumbai Indians (MI) in Abu Dhabi. This is going to be the second match for Mumbai, who lost to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the opening match.

Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee sent her best wishes for Knight Riders ahead of the match. She took to Twitter and wrote KKR can bring joy to the city amid their fight with COVID-19.

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" 'Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo' has already been India's spirit in 2020, fighting crises without breaking a sweat. Another set of champions hit the field today, trying to bring joy to every home. My best wishes to @KKRiders & dearest @iamsrk as they begin their IPL campaign.#KKRHaiTaiyaar," Mamata Banerjee tweeted. 

Kolkata is currently full strength and the quarantine of Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins, and Tom Banton has also got over. They have some of the promising names to watch out for including Caribbean stars Andre Russell and Sunil Narine.

The side led by Dinesh Karthik had qualified playoffs in IPL 2018 but failed to reach the top four last season because of Net Run Rate.